Upstate Medical University – Global Health Institute

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How to protect chickens — and yourself — from avian flu

Elizabeth Asiago-Reddy, MD, discusses ways to protect yourself and your flock of chickens, and why bird flu is such a concern. more »

Upstate enrolling seniors in landmark C. diff vaccine study

Dr Stephen Thomas named interim vice president for research

Stephen Thomas,MD, the Frank E. Young, MD, and Leanne Young Endowed Chair of Microbiology and Immunology and Director of the Global Health Institute, has been named interim vice more »

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Our faculty and students are working hard to find solutions to many global health problems. You can finance a student's trip abroad to gain hands-on experience in the field, fund local community-based research and outreach projects, support service-learning opportunities, and more. Any amount can help, so please consider a gift.

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Michelle Klick, LPN, CCRP

Clinical Operations Lead

klickm@upstate.edu

315-464-5729

Michelle Klick is the Clinical Operations Lead for the Upstate Global Health Institute. Her 20+ years of research experience has given her the skills to lead the research team through protocol development and execution across multiple phases of research. Michelle maintains a New York State Licensed Practical Nursing license and a SoCRA Certified Clinical Research Professionals certification.

She is a graduate of the 2017 Upstate Leadership Academy, where her capstone project centered on providing medical care to the refugee population in the Syracuse community. Her research career has spanned many clinical areas, including Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Pulmonology, Neurology and Oncology. She is passionate about training new research professionals and helping them find success in navigating the countless details of conducting a clinical trial. Michelle is co-chair of the SUNY Upstate Clinical Research Professionals Group. Michelle recently attended the National Council of University Research Administrators’ 20th Financial Research Conference to expand her knowledge on research finance. Outside of work, Michelle is a busy mom of 2 boys. She has volunteered for the past 9 years in their local scouting program and is a board member for the local Home School Association.